Day 1 Stats: We rode forty-two kilometres in seven hours including breaks. During that time we climbed about seven hundred metres. Tough-o-meter score: 7.5 out of 10 . Day 2 Stats: We rode forty-four kilometres in eight and a half hours including breaks. During that time we climbed almost one thousand metres. Tough-o-meter score: 8.5 out of 10.

Thanks to Eric, Simon, Jason, Adi and Troy for sharing this adventure with me.